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| CityU
launches "A+++ Scholarship" Schemes
CityU is spearheading a drive to reward outstanding students applying
to the University for 2006-2007, a move that reflects the University's
commitment to providing a professional education, a holistic learning
experience and an internationalized campus community. In a bid to nurture
high-calibre students with the potential to make an impact on society
in the future, the University is offering entrance scholarships, student
exchange scholarships and residence scholarships to the very best applicants
through the "A+++ Scholarship" Schemes. The Schemes are open
to all students applying to CityU's bachelor's degree programmes through
the Joint University Programmes Admissions System. Students with outstanding
academic results will be offered an entrance scholarship and a student
exchange scholarship, and those with outstanding performances in sport
will be offered a residence scholarship.
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| Second
call for Teaching Development Grant proposals
The focus of the second call for Teaching Development Grant (TDG) proposals
is to provide a mechanism to encourage the development of innovative and
effective teaching and learning practices that can be institutionalized
upon completion. The key criterion for the allocation of funds is that
projects should produce demonstrable and direct teaching and learning
benefits which are aligned with the University's strategic goals for education,
especially in support of CityU's overall goal to add value to our students
in our plan to moving from a 3-year to a 4-year curriculum. A TDG proposal
should incorporate innovative ideas or methodology; identify outcomes
which have a clear impact on student learning; demonstrate benefits that
can be institutionalised or perpetuated upon completion; and incorporate
constructive evaluation of the project.
The response to the first
call for Teaching Development Grant proposals in December 2005 was very
encouraging. A total of 37 applications, comprising 12 institutional and
25 individual proposals, were received. Altogether 20 projects have been
supported with a total amount of HK$8.7 million. All full-time staff,
including teaching fellows and instructors, are invited to submit proposals
for the second round. Up to HK$200,000 will be given to each individual
project and HK$2.5 millions to each institutional project. The deadline
for submission is 7 July.
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| International
conference on youth empowerment
In keeping with the University's drive to make CityU a centre for youth
studies within the region, the Department
of Applied Social Studies (SS) is organizing the second International
Conference on Youth Empowerment, to be held from 5 June to 8 June. The
theme is "Empowering Youth through Volunteerism" and the Conference
is expected to attract more than 400 scholars, youth delegates and youth
workers from Hong Kong, the mainland and overseas. At the Conference,
delegates will have the opportunity to discuss the latest youth development
issues and trends affecting the region within an international context.
Officiating guests of the Conference include Mrs Carrie Lam,
Permanent Secretary for Home Affairs, HKSAR Government; Professor
David Tong, Deputy President; Professor Ian Holliday,
Dean of the Faculty of Humanities
and Social Sciences; Professor Ng Sik-hung, Head
of SS; and Dr Elaine Au, Conference Convenor and Associate
Professor of SS. The Conference will close with a celebration of the cultural
diversity among the international delegates attending the Conference at
the Cultural Night on 8 June.
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| International
symposium on governance
The Governance in Asia Research Centre at CityU is playing an increasingly
vibrant role as a hub for studying modern governance and international
relations. From 9 to 10 June, the Centre will bring together scholars
in History, Global Studies, Philosophy, Law, Politics, Public Management,
Public Policy and International Relations from around the world to explore
and study effective ways to achieve and maintain social harmony without
compromising justice, caring and trust in society at an International
Symposium entitled "Governance for Harmony: Linking Visions".
Professor Bert Rockman, Head of the Department of Political
Science at Purdue University and an expert on bureaucracy and political
leadership, will be the keynote speaker, and Professor Ian Holliday,
Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at CityU, will deliver
the opening remarks.
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| Band
A JUPAS applications
Applications through the Joint University Programmes Admissions System
(JUPAS) for 2006-2007 reveal that the bachelor's degree programmes at
CityU with the highest number of Band A choices (i.e. programmes placed
in the top three by applicants) are BSocSc (Hons) Social Work; BBA (Hons)
Marketing; BBA (Hons) Information Systems; BA (Hons) Creative Media; and
BBA (Hons) Accountancy.
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| Smart
Ambience Therapy exhibition
SAT is a pioneering application of interactive media and virtual reality
technology in art therapy, particularly for the psychotherapy of children
who have been physically or emotionally abused. It has been developed
by a team of art therapists and experts in interactive multimedia technology
at the AIMtech Centre, one of the Applied Strategic Development Centres
at CityU. There will be an exhibition entitled "Smart Ambience Therapy:
Face the fear, build the future" for the benefit of potential collaborators
and the general public from 14 to 25 June at CityU Gallery.
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